Association of Professional Administrators

Minutes 2024-10

Date/Time: 10:00 am Friday, October 18, 2024
Location: Worcester MTA Office & ZOOM Room

Present

APA Statewide

  • APA Statewide:
  • Seth Bean, President
  • Susan McNeil, Vice President
  • Mark Powers, Secretary
  • Aaron Childs, Membership Coordinator (Non-voting)
  • Julie Dunlap LePoer, Web Manager (Non-voting)
  • Sean Barrett, MTA Field Representative (Non-voting)

APA Chapter Presidents

  • Seth Bean, Massachusetts College of Liberal Arts
  • Junior Delgado, Westfield State University Vice President
  • Jane Decatur, Framingham State University
  • Kelly DeMello, Massachusetts Maritime Academy
  • Peter Fenuccio, Worcester State University
  • Susan McNeil, Massachusetts College of Art & Design
  • Jenna Shales, Bridgewater State University
  • Rebecca Shersnow, Fitchburg State President
  • Rosa Taormina, Salem State University

Guests

  • None.

Absent

APA Statewide

  • Maria Brunelle, Treasurer (Non-Voting)

APA Chapter Presidents

  • Brian Cahillane, Westfield State University

Call to Order

  • Time: 10:01am

Approval of Minutes

  1. Approval of September 20, 2024 Executive Board Meeting Minutes
    • Amendments: None
    • Motion to approved the minutes of the September, 2024 Executive Board Meeting as presented/amended made:
    • by: Susan McNeil
    • 2nd by: Rosa Taormina
    • Vote: Unanimous
    • Action: Motion Carries

Public Comments

  1. None.

President’s Report – Seth Bean

  1. APA Contract Bargaining
    November and December Bargaining meeting details
    • 11/12/24 – 10:00-2:00 In-Person at Worcester State University
    • 11/21/24 – 10:00-2:00 Zoom
    • 12/5/24 – 10:00-2:00 In-Person at Worcester State University
    • 12/19/24 – 10:00-2:00 Zoom
  2. Annual APA Statewide Meeting at Fitchburg
    • Hotel for E-Board Members – Doubletree Hotel in Leominster.
      • Who needs an overnight? Potentially only 5 people.
    • Guest Speakers: Brendan Sharkey (sp?)
  3. Proposal Tracker
  4. MTA Report – Sean Barrett
    • Higher Ed Conference in January.
    • Look at contract language across Higher Education

Treasurer’s Report – Maria Brunelle

  1. Payroll due on October 21, 2024 by 12:00pm.
  2. Approval of September 2024 Treasurer’s Report – Postponed until November 15th E-Board meeting.

Membership and Data – Aaron Childs

  1. 1477 Overall Membership since September 2024. An Increase of 3.
  2. 263 Non-Dues Paying Members. An Increase of 0 since September 2024.

Website – Julie Dunlap LePoer

  1. Normal Housekeeping update.
  2. Posted Minutes.
  3. Revamped Contract Negotiations page.

Health and Welfare Fund Report – Susan McNeil

  1. 1st Meeting: Thursday November 14, 2024 at 11:00am
  2. 2nd Meeting: Thursday February 27, 2025 at 9:00am
  3. 3rd Meeting: Thursday April 24, 2025 at 9:00am
  4. July Report (July 23, 2024)

Committee Reports

  1. Budget & Finance Committee – Rosa Taormina, Jenna Shales, & Seth Bean
  2. Committee on Professional Development – Vacant
  3. Special Committees:
    • Committee on Legislative Action – Susan McNeil, Seth Bean
    • Committee on Health & Safety – Dissolved
  4. Employee Relations Committee (ERC) as per the APA CBA – Brian Cahillane, Jane Decatur, & Rosa Taormina
  5. Nominations & Elections Committee – Vacant. Will need to be constituted after contract is ratified.

Old/New Business

  1. FAQ of the Month for the Website for November. – Just keep Bargaining Info updated

Institutional Issues

Information has been redacted.

Announcements

  1. None.

Adjournment

  1. Motion to Adjourn made at 11:22am
    • by: Rosa Taormina
    • 2nd by: Peter Fenuccio
    • Vote: Unanimous
    • Action: Motion Carries

APA Meeting Schedule 2024-2025:

EventTimeDateFormatLocation
APA Executive Board10:00amFriday, September 20, 2024RemoteZoom
APA Executive Board10:00amFriday, October 18, 2024RemoteZoom
APA Executive Board10:00amFriday, November 15, 2024HybridZoom/TBD
Annual State-wide Membership12:00pmFriday, November 15, 2024HybridZoom/TBD
APA Executive Board10:00amFriday, December 20, 2024HybridZoom
APA Executive Board10:00amFriday, January 17, 2025RemoteZoom
APA Executive Board10:00amFriday, February 21, 2025RemoteZoom
APA Executive Board10:00amFriday, March 21, 2025RemoteZoom
APA Executive Board10:00amFriday, April 18, 2025RemoteZoom
APA Executive Board10:00amFriday, June 20, 2025In-personTBD
APA Meeting Schedule 2024-2025

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